Match box and safe



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C. W. CHAMBERLIN.

MATCH BOX AND SAFE.

No. 262,872. Patented Aug. 8, 1882.

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CHARLES W. CHAMBERLIN, F LANARK, ILLINOIS.

MATCH BOX AND SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 262,372, dated August8, 18E2 Application tiled December 23, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES WoR'rHING- TONCHAMBERLIN, of Lanark, in the countyY of' Carroll and State ot'11lincis,'have invented a new and Improved Match box and Safe, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object ot' my invention is to provide a new and improved box forputt-ing up matches l'or the trade, which box can be easily convertedinto a match-safe.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part oi'this specification, in which similar letters of referenceindicatecorresponding parts in all the tigures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved match box and sa fe,showing the manner in which it is closed andput upforthe trade as amatch-box. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 isa perspective view of the same, showing the cover-Hap torn ott', so asto adapt it to be used as a matchsai'e.

A blank is cut out of medium or stift' paper to l'orm a box, A, forreceiving matches, the back B being extended above the box in anydesired plain or ornamental shape. A Hap, C, provided with end wings, D,is creased so as to lit over the top ot' the box and to form the cover,the front 0l' the box beingprovided with a perforated longitudinal orhorizontal line, F, or a line parallel with the cover near the top. Thecover is folded over the top of the box A, and the end wings, D, arefolded over or inside the ends G of the box, and when in this positionthe cover is pasted or attached to the .back B by means of a gummedstrip or by means of the revenue-stamps, or in any other suitablemanuer.Theboxcontainsthematohes (Model.)

in au upright position. In this manner the matches are put up for thetrade.

To remove the matches from the box the cover or folded flap G is tornoft' along the perforated line F, whereby. the revenue-stamps will bedestroyed. The back sprovided with an aperture, H, a loop or othersuitable device for hanging it on the wall, &c.,so that the box can beused as a match-safe.

To keep the matches in upright position, and to prevent them fromfalling, so that even the last match can be grasped conveniently, thebox A is subdivided into compartments by means of aseries of transversepartitions, J.

The front ot' the box A is provided'with a strip, K, of sand-paper, oris roughenedin any other suitable manner for igniting the matches. Thespace above the box A on the back Bean be used for advertisements or canbe ornamented in any suitable or desired manner.

The back may be enlarged, as shown, orca-n be made the size ot' the boxonly, with a slight projection at the upper edge, which upper part ot'the back is to he turned down on the box, and the cover C is to befolded overit.

Having thus fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- An upright match-box having a line ofperforatious, F, an extended top-apertured back, B, a flap, C, pasted tosaid back, and having wings I) folded over box-ends G, whereby thematches may be always suspended in a. vertical position and reached fromthe top, as described.

CHARLES WORTHINGTON CHAMBERLIN.

Witnesses FRANK M. WILSON, WM. G. STALEY.

